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8 things we noticed about the Switch on Fallon

Nintendo of America’s president and COO, Reggie Fils-Aime, was a special guest on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night, and in their segment in which Jimmy and Reggie played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch (for the very first time!), the pair taught us a think or two about Nintendo’s upcoming console.

1- Zelda seems to be running without a hitch

It’s obviously very early to make a claim of the sort, but in the gameplay segment shown in the photo above, the explosion doesn’t seem to cause any slowdown in Breath of the Wild for Switch, which wasn’t the case when it was demoed for Wii U at E3 2016.

Then again, a lot of time has passed since E3, so maybe the Wii U version now runs better, too (assuming the Game Awards build was the same as the E3 one). It remains to be seen, but it’s safe to say that the Switch version is technically sound.

2- Zelda will inform you about the upcoming weather conditions

In the bottom right corner of the screen, some kind of clock icon is part of the HUD, and right below it is a sort of weather forecast slider. It is a little difficult to see in the image here, but the sun has two clouds on its right, and it seems like the game will advise you of the upcoming in-game weather conditions, so you can plan accordingly.

3- The screen is likely matte

Considering that on a TV set, stage lights are usually super bright, and that the Switch screen doesn’t see to have too much light reflecting off of it, I believe that it is safe to say that the screen is, or may, be matte.

It would be ideal for on-the-go gaming, of course, as it would make it easier to see the screen in direct sunlight.

4- We sort of know where cables will plug into the dock

It seems like the two cables plugged into the dock here are the HDMI and power cords. There’s no way to know if this is the dock’s final design, however, so maybe their location will change considering that this is most likely just a prototype. Still, good to know! You can start modifying your TV setup to properly plan for the Switch, if you please.

5- USB-C is seemingly confirmed

Jimmy really wanted to try out the Switch kickstand, and as he did that, he showed off the back of the Switch console/screen.

It seems like this is indeed a USB-C port, which falls in line with recent rumors about the Switch. Read more about how this could be useful here.

This photo’s brightness has been modified by Reddit user Ojuniour to better show off the USB-C port.

5 thoughts on “8 things we noticed about the Switch on Fallon”

I can’t see why the Switch would require any menu’s to transition screens. Once the HDMI is disconnected the device must know to automatically activate the console screen. Maybe it automatically pauses the game on transition so you don’t die trying to switch

[…] Breath of the Wild is the console’s flagship title so far. Advertisements seen in Australia earlier today show Breath of the Wild running on the console’s screen, and Nintendo of America COO Reggie Fils-Aime recently demoed the title on the Switch with Jimmy Fallon. […]